Great Olympians

Biographies - ELA

Mohamed El-Abed

B. 1956-09-05, represented Syria
Athletics - Track & Field
1980 HP
Men's 400 metres R1:5th -3.84
0.00084

Ahmed Zein El-Abidin

B. 1943-06-17, Al-Qahira, Egypt, represented the United Arab Republic
Fencing
1960 1964 1968 HP
Men's Épée, Individual R1:5th 0.00000045
Men's Foil, Team R2 R1:3rd 30.53
30.53000045

Ali Hamid El-Aila

represented Libya
Cycling - Road
1980 HP
Men's Road Race dnf -18.15
Men's 100 km Team Time Trial 21st 0.48
0.48

Hussein Yussuf El-Alfy

B. 1927-03-29, from Al-Qahira, represented Egypt; D. 2011-01-29
Rowing
1952 HP
Men's Single Sculls 1Rep:3rd 4.92
4.92

Saleh El-Ali

B. 1956-07-14, represented Syria
Athletics - Track & Field
1980 HP
Men's 5000 metres R1:32nd -2.40
0.004

William Ronald "Ron" Eland

B. 1923-02-20, Port Elizabeth, South Africa, represented Great Britain; D. 2003-02-12
Weightlifting
1948 HP
Men's Lightweight (-67.5 kg) 13th 38.4
38.4

Being considered "coloured" under South African Apartheid laws, he was denied a chance to compete internationally for that country, so he moved to London. Later in life, he emigrated to Canada, and after the end of Apartheid back to South Africa.

Farid El-Ashmawi

B. 1941-06-29, Idkū, Egypt, represented the United Arab Republic
Fencing
1960 1964 HP
Men's Foil, Team R2 R1:3rd 45.5
45.5

Said Ahmed El-Ashry

B. 1949-08-15, Al-Iskanderiya, Egypt
Boxing
1972 1976 HP
Men's Light Flyweight (-48 kg) R16 81.121
Men's Flyweight (-51 kg) R1
81.121

Ibrahim Wagih El-Attar

B. 1928-02-22, represented Egypt
Rowing
1952 HP
Men's Coxed Fours 1Rep:3rd 5.1
5.1

Mamdooh Yussuf El-Attar

B. 1926-07-14, represented Egypt; D. 2005-02-03
Rowing
1952 HP
Men's Coxed Fours 1Rep:3rd 5.1
5.1

Written 2018-12-24 - last modified 2023-05-29

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